星は町の明かりでかすんで見える。

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星は町の明かりでかすんで見える。

English Translation

The stars look dim because of the city lights.

Furigana

星(ほし)は町(まち)の明(あ)かりでかすんで見(み)える。

Romanji

Hoshi wa machi no akari de kasunde mieru.

Words

星 (ほし)

star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon); offender; perpetrator (police slang)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

明かり (あかり)

light; illumination; glow; gleam; lamp; light

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

霞む (かすむ)

to grow hazy; to be misty; to get blurry; to be overshadowed

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)